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Have you heard? Sex isn’t all fun and games; science says there are plenty of incredible health benefits from sex, too. Everything from your mood to your waistline can get a boost from your bedroom activity. And thanks to new research, the good news [...]
LifeStyle / relationships

***ImagePlaceholder*** http://www.besthealthmag.ca/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/Celibate-empowered-women.jpg photo credit: shutterstock Yes, you can be both happy and celibate While sex may be important for some people, these three women have other[...]

***ImagePlaceholder*** http://www.besthealthmag.ca/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/Sex.jpg photo credit: shutterstock If you want to live a longer life, here’s how much sex you should really be having Have you heard? Sex isn’t all fun and games; science[...]

My 18-year-old daughter is dating a 50-year-old Over the Christmas holidays my 18-year-old daughter, Claire, brought her boyfriend home to meet her father and I for the first time.She'd already told us that she'd been dating him since early[...]

"I wish I knew you,” the note started. And there was something tucked inside.As she was getting invitations for her June nuptials in the mail two weeks ago, she hurriedly addressed one to her aunt and uncle at their home in Eugene, Ore., about[...]

Being a parent is tiring. Being a mom is downright grueling.Not only are you dealing with sleepless nights and thousands of diaper changes (though it feels like millions), but you’re doing all that while recovering from birth and fielding all kinds[...]

Reader’s Commentary: The Case for Polyamory (“consensual and responsible non-monogamy”): “Many people with sex drives at variance with their partner’s find that ethical non-monogamy or polyamory is the right road for them. “I’ve been practicing[...]

By Anka Radakovich With so many cheating husbands and wives in marriages these days, scientific researchers are busy trying to figure out why married people feel drawn to having an affair with other women and men. Most studies estimate that about[...]

I'm 33, and I have never had sex. This fact bothers me because I have always believed in sex before marriage. I'm an agnostic who adores Sex and the City episodes. I identify more with Carrie, Samantha, and Miranda than I ever related to[...]

I’ve dated a man for two years, we’re both early-mid 20s. We’re monogamous, met each other’s friends and roommates, have some mutual friends.We’re between friends with benefits and boyfriend/girlfriend. I’m graduating university, he has another[...]

And other things I learned during my chat with the ‘This Is Us’ starBack when she was in college, Chrissy Metz was aimlessly wandering around a grocery store at 1:00 a.m. when a cute guy buying Oreos made eyes at[...]

I'm Dating an Older Man - Here Is Why Age Doesn't MatterIt started on a perfect Summer night. I was at a bar with a friend, I looked over my shoulder, and there he was - a silver fox with bright blue eyes. He was too good looking to be[...]

Some couples are avoiding ring size and cost struggle by getting engagement ring piercings, called finger dermals. Experts break down the procedure and associated risks.Related gallery: 22 Royal Engagement Rings That Are Even Better Than a[...]

You spend a lot of time at work, so it's likely you'll meet someone there you have a romantic connection with. But things can quickly get complicated, so it's important to be aware of a few difficulties you're likely to […]

There is so much to gain, but so much to lose.One summer day, when I was 15, I was hanging out with my friends at my house while my parents were out. It’s hard to believe, but we weren’t up to anything nefarious—just a bunch of goth/grunge kids in 1999 sitting around, eating gummy bears […]

Sometimes, couples are just doing it for the cultureWhen Laycee Catalano, 29, and Gavin Hepworth, 30, married in this past May in Toronto, their wedding party had six bridesmaids, six groomsmen, three ring bearers and two flower girls. The hall for their reception had three chandeliers […]

As much as fairy tales and rom-coms make us want to believe in love at first sight, we're pretty sure that's a myth.As long as you're going for the right reasons and not just to get a free meal, Seattle dating coach Kate Stewart says that it's 100% still worth it. "If there's […]

I'm in an open marriage. Well, to be simultaneously more and less specific: I'm in a nonmonogamous marriage. An "open" marriage, in the nontraditional world, means that the couple may be having sex with other people but with no emotion involved. In contrast, in a […]

"Sweet, loyal, loving." These are adjectives that my friends and family usually use when describing me. Though I'm incredibly flattered that people close to me characterize me as this, let me tell you - these attributes can really bite you in the ass when it comes to love. When […]